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  1. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    There is also the factor of conservation projects and organisations that these companies support or sponsor. For example Swarovski supports Rhino and Dalmation Pelican conservation projects while Zeiss also supports a Rhino project and several nature conservation / birding organisations. Not...
  2. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    Well if the comet was to strike me or my neighbourhood it would certainly get my attention. Not quite sure what a random event like a comet strike has got to do with the consequences arising from the actions of homo sapiens, but as a picture to conjour with its more interesting than trying to...
  3. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    Sounds like me and Troubadoris when we are stalking Otters to watch them, or rare orchids to photograph them. Lee
  4. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    I used to debate this very point with my cousin. He would assert that 'mankind is part of nature'. I would reply that uniquely among species mankind has the imagination and foresight to predict the consequences of his species's actions and to control them to avoid long term damage to the...
  5. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    Men in particular tend to like collecting things, whether it is stamps, vintage cars, binoculars or ticks against a list of bird species indicating which have been seen. It is thought that this is a sublimated hunting instinct. Lee
  6. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    I used to work for a Swedish company and visited the factory in Smaland on several occasions. Many folks there were hunters and at the same time there was a higher proportion of people than back home in the UK that were savvy about nature, conservation and sustainability. Hunting there is...
  7. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    Love it to bits. :king: Lee
  8. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    Nice one Pilly. A similar joke over here is about the guy who has a heart attack and goes into emergency hospital, gets surgery from an ethnic Indian doctor, gets specialist recovery nursing from a team of ethnic Jamaican nurses, and finally recovers in a normal ward attended to by a team...
  9. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    Well said. Lee
  10. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    Misinformation and ignorance are everywhere, its the human condition. No doubt in my ingnorance I have misinformed others from time to time. Hopefully I learn as I go along. Hopefully, others do too. Lee
  11. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    OOOOhhh, if only I could spell facetious! Lee
  12. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    Sort of similar thing happened to me at the Victoria Falls hotel in Zimababwe. I was there with my boss from the UK, an executive from an international company and the pilot of the private plane who had flown us up from South Africa. On the table were 4 drinks ie 1 each. Two of the drinks were...
  13. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    Me too B. For some years I was driving 40,000 miles per year. I covered the whole UK and visited most Western Europe countries and two in Africa. It was an eye-opener. From the time I had to climb out of a back window of a Scottish hotel onto a fire escape and go to work in Glasgow without a...
  14. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    John A good proportion of threads on here wander off and gain a life of their own. You can view this as frustrating or one of the delights of Bird Forum. I am actually glad that Blue Steve decided to let this thread run. And John I salute you for managing to get 'serendipitous' and...
  15. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    Well, friends, on this thread we've done ethics, politics, food and religion, so that almost wraps it up. Anyone got anything to say about romance and spring is in the air etc ? Lee
  16. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    Thats so bad its good :-O. Lee
  17. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    LMAOT :eek!: Lee :-O
  18. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    A famous person once said: 'Love thy neighbours as thyself'. IMHO these are the most important words ever spoken. And our neighbours are not just human beings but everything else that lives in this world. Lee
  19. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    B I wet shave these days, its a more restful ritual than using a buzzing box. But when I was a rep out on the road early every day I also used a Remington Buzz Box. Remington Personal Care products can trace its history back via typewriters to firearms. Do you remember the old TV commercials for...
  20. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    Good point Jerry, I think the original Victory models from Zeiss that came out in about 2000 were the first non-lead models from Zeiss and the preceding Night Owls were the last leaded. Lee
  21. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    Oh boy, I get it now, you guys are all saints in disguise o:) Actually I'll buy what you are saying there, sounds like a good philosophy. But I don't think I will be running down to the shops to buy a Remington long gun any time soon. Lee
  22. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    There is a school of thought over here that makes a lot of sense: eat less meat and when you do eat meat, get the best quality possible, raised to the highest animal welfare standards. Lee
  23. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    This is why me and Troubadoris decided not to have kids. Lee
  24. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    Agreed. Lee
  25. Troubador

    'Ethical' binocular companies

    Hya Jerry Yes our lambs have arrived just in the last couple of weeks and the fields nearby are full of them. Its a great sign of spring. We have lowland sheep farming, where the sheep graze green green grass in meadows and spend a lot of time on their bellies chewing. But the sheep of many...
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